Faintness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon

the property of being without strength

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪntnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪntnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪntnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪntnəs/.

Examples

the faintness or potency of the feeling
faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dimness faintheartedness

Antonyms

stoutheartedness

Parts of Speech

noun	a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
noun	the property of being without strength “the faintness or potency of the feeling”
noun	barely audible
noun	the trait of lacking boldness and courage “faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose”
noun	the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

Word Forms

faint	adjective	weak and likely to lose consciousness
fainthearted	adjective	lacking conviction or boldness or courage
dim	adjective	lacking clarity or distinctness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwäche

ein Gefühl der Ohnmacht und der Ohnmacht

🇫🇷French

malaise

une sensation de malaise et d'être prêt à s'évanouir

🇪🇸Spanish

debilidad

una sensación de desmayo y de estar a punto de desmayarse

🇮🇹Italian

debolezza

una sensazione di svenimento e di essere sul punto di svenire

🇳🇱Dutch

flauwte

een gevoel van flauwte en het klaar zijn om te bezwijmen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmaio

uma sensação de fraqueza e de estar prestes a desmaiar

🇷🇺Russian

слабость

чувство слабости и готовности упасть в обморок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्लानि

बेहोशी की भावना और बेहोश होने के लिए तैयार होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞানতা

মূর্ছা যাওয়ার অনুভূতি এবং বেহুঁশ হওয়ার জন্য প্রস্তুত হওয়ার অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

மயக்கம் மற்றும் மயக்கத்திற்கு தயாராக இருப்பது போன்ற உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఛ

మూర్ఛ మరియు మూర్ఛపోవడానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉన్న భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्तपणा

अशक्तपणाची भावना आणि बेहोश होण्यास तयार असल्याची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચક્કર

મૂર્છાની લાગણી અને બેભાન થવાની તૈયારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂರ್ಛೆ

ಮೂರ್ಛೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂರ್ಛೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗಿರುವ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തളർച്ച

ബോധക്ഷയം, മയങ്ങാൻ തയ്യാറായി തുടങ്ങിയ ഒരു തോന്നൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼ੀ

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼ੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਹੋਸ਼ ਹੋਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیہوشی

بیہوشی اور بے ہوش ہونے کے لیے تیار ہونے کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模糊

一种昏厥和准备晕倒的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

失神

気を失い、今にも気絶しそうな感覚

🇰🇷Korean

실신

현기증이 나고 기절할 것 같은 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngất xỉu

một cảm giác choáng váng và sẵn sàng ngất đi

🇹🇭Thai

ความอ่อนล้า

ความรู้สึกอ่อนล้าและพร้อมที่จะเป็นลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pingsan

perasaan pingsan dan siap pingsan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkahilo

isang pakiramdam ng pagkahilo at ng pagiging handa na mawalan ng malay

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

rasa pengsan dan bersedia untuk pengsan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإغماء

الشعور بالإغماء والاستعداد للإغماء

🇮🇷Persian

غش

احساس غش و آمادگی برای غمگین شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

baygınlık

Baygınlık hissi ve bayılmaya hazır olma hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוּלשָׁה

תחושה של עילפון ושל מוכנה להתעלף

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The primary meaning of 'faintness' is 'a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon'.

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